The Connected Classroom

ipad in education training

noreply@blogger.com (rddietrich) — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 19:22:00 +0100

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/igeneration/50-resources-for-ipad-use-in-the-classroom/16126

Book summary by artist

noreply@blogger.com (rddietrich) — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 11:17:00 +0100

This would be a great assessment product for English Bs.

9 year old's blog

noreply@blogger.com (rddietrich) — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 10:33:00 +0100

I came across a link to a 9 year old's blog. She blogs about her school lunch and collects money for meals for underprivileged children. Wow! She rocks!

http://neverseconds.blogspot.com

links for teachers

noreply@blogger.com (rddietrich) — Sat, 9 Jun 2012 20:49:00 +0100

Screencast-o-matic http://screencast-o-matic.com
One-click screen capture recording on Windows or Mac computers with no install for FREE! Just click to record.

http://www.fastcodesign.com/1669986/animated-gifs-of-a-pop-up-book-for-adults#2
Pop-up-book pages that kids can make

10 Great tools for teachers: http://www.fractuslearning.com/2012/06/08/tools-tech-savvy-teachers/

https://vialogues.com/ join video and dialogues

InDesign CS5

noreply@blogger.com (rddietrich) — Thu, 7 Jun 2012 21:38:00 +0100

Books to learn InDesign CS5 Sandee Cohens Quickstart Visual Guide also lynda.com

this is way cool

noreply@blogger.com (rddietrich) — Tue, 29 May 2012 17:50:00 +0100

http://www.cuesa.org/sites/default/files/imagecache/a_orig_size/lexicon_biodiversity.jpg

Students can participate by adding a word to the site - The Lexicon of Sustainability: http://www.lexiconofsustainability.com/

Home Sweet Home

noreply@blogger.com (rddietrich) — Sun, 13 May 2012 21:30:00 +0100

http://www.sweethome3d.com/SweetHome3DOnline.jsp

online interior design application

Scratch

noreply@blogger.com (rddietrich) — Sun, 13 May 2012 21:22:00 +0100

https://sites.google.com/a/pftsta.jppss.k12.la.us/powerskillsmaher/home/programming
http://nebomusic.net/scratch.html

fiction to reality timeline

noreply@blogger.com (rddietrich) — Thu, 5 Apr 2012 21:22:00 +0100

Via: attsavings.com

links

noreply@blogger.com (rddietrich) — Wed, 4 Apr 2012 21:26:00 +0100

Greenfoot http://www.greenfoot.org/door (teach and learn Java)
Teacher Ben http://teacherben.com/ (good resource)

Making movies . . .

noreply@blogger.com (rddietrich) — Wed, 1 Feb 2012 21:10:00 GMT

http://www.electronichouse.com/images/slideshow/director_chair.jpg

I think that making movies is going to be my "new" thing.

http://www.makemovies.co.uk/lessons/lessons_frame.htm
http://www.makemovies.co.uk/
http://www.teachingideas.co.uk/ict/contents_multimedia.htm

where are the books?

noreply@blogger.com (rddietrich) — Wed, 7 Sep 2011 10:45:00 +0100

Courtesy of: Schools.com

corkboard.me

noreply@blogger.com (rddietrich) — Sun, 4 Sep 2011 20:15:00 +0100

My Corkboard for my SAT students.

http://corkboard.me/OaoZMDi7NM

a quote

noreply@blogger.com (rddietrich) — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 20:37:00 +0100

http://www.onlinemathtutor.org/help/wp-content/uploads/math-cartoon-02122009.gif

"As a general rule, teachers teach more by what they are than by what they say." by Unknown

So cute. . .

noreply@blogger.com (rddietrich) — Wed, 6 Jul 2011 19:50:00 +0100

Dirt Devil-The Exorcist from MrPrice2U on Vimeo.

Can't wait to use this in the fall with my English B students - hahahahaha

Graduation

noreply@blogger.com (rddietrich) — Sat, 25 Jun 2011 20:15:00 +0100

June 22, 2011 Middle Years Graduation

Wednesday, June 22 marked our first graduation ceremony at the new school. We are an MYP Candidate school and as such we had our first Middle Years graduation.

The students chose a teacher to speak at the ceremony. I was honoured to be that teacher. My speech is here.

Oh yeah, I also made the program.

stop motion

noreply@blogger.com (rddietrich) — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 20:47:00 +0100

http://mildlymelancholy.blogspot.com/2010/10/lets-see-if-this-works.html#comments

upcoming event . . .

noreply@blogger.com (rddietrich) — Fri, 20 May 2011 22:03:00 +0100

Oeiras International School will be hosting a summer festival on June 17.

If you are in Portugal, please stop by!!!!

(oh yeah, I made the poster;-)

This sings of the IB Learner Profile

noreply@blogger.com (rddietrich) — Mon, 16 May 2011 13:56:00 +0100

I would like to share this TED Talks with each of you. The speaker is Barry Schwartz-Psychologist. According to the blurb on TED Talks, “Barry Schwartz makes a passionate call for "practical wisdom" as an antidote to a society gone mad with bureaucracy. He argues powerfully that rules often fail us, incentives often backfire, and practical, everyday wisdom will help rebuild our world.”

When I watched this insightful presentation, I thought about the IB Learner Profile and how important it is. I liked his ideas of celebrating moral exemplars and acknowledging people. I agree with him when he says that we should act as moral exemplars to the people we are mentoring.

He’s right when he says that as teachers, we are always teaching; someone is always watching!

I especially liked it when he talked about being virtuous and people wanting to do the right thing, in the right way and for the right reason!

I think this sings the IB Learner Profiles.

Make yourself a cup of tea or pour a glass of wine and sit back and enjoy (video is approx 21 min). Enjoy!

Videos are becoming increasingly important. . .

noreply@blogger.com (rddietrich) — Thu, 12 May 2011 20:37:00 +0100

http://chronicle.com/img/photos/biz/photo_12116_carousel.jpg

Across More Classes, Videos Make the Grade

In some science and writing courses, final papers are giving way to multimedia

Film students aren't the only ones producing videos for homework these days. Professors teaching courses in writing, geology, forensics, sociology, anthropology, foreign languages, and many other disciplines now assign video projects, pushing students to make arguments formatted for the YouTube age.

To read more . . .
http://chronicle.com/article/Across-More-Classes-Videos/127422/?sid=at&utm_source=at&utm_medium=en

12 Comics

noreply@blogger.com (rddietrich) — Tue, 10 May 2011 20:32:00 +0100

The 12 Comics Learning Support program is an exciting and unique program that makes learning fun through the creation of a custom comic book, video game and short film. The primary focus of the program is designed to provide additional tools for organizations to empower, motivate and encourage students to enhance their knowledge and experience the incredible benefits of creative learning.

http://12comics.com/

May 7

noreply@blogger.com (rddietrich) — Sat, 7 May 2011 19:00:00 +0100

The High Cost of Low Teacher Salaries

Holly Gressley

An interesting op-ed article from the New York Times (By DAVE EGGERS and NÍNIVE CLEMENTS CALEGARI - Published: April 30, 2011)

WHEN we don’t get the results we want in our military endeavors, we don’t blame the soldiers. We don’t say, “It’s these lazy soldiers and their bloated benefits plans! That’s why we haven’t done better in Afghanistan!” No, if the results aren’t there, we blame the planners. We blame the generals, the secretary of defense, theJoint Chiefs of Staff. No one contemplates blaming the men and women fighting every day in the trenches for little pay and scant recognition. . .

It's worth a look. To read the rest of the article: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/01/opinion/01eggers.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha212

Dave Meslin: The antidote to apathy

noreply@blogger.com (rddietrich) — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 21:41:00 +0100

100 People Project

noreply@blogger.com (rddietrich) — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 12:04:00 +0100

TZ from Ramona Dietrich on Vimeo.

My Year 11 group participated in an international project this term:
100 People: A World Portrait (http://100people.org/)

According to the 100 People Project, "this project aims to capture in film, photography, music and text 100 individuals who represent the global population, proportionate to annual global surveys and statistics. This world portrait will be used to make an introduction between the peoples of the earth and to facilitate an understanding of the diversity and the commonalities among us."

This is one contribution by one of the members of my Year 11 class. Thank you Tiago, this is amazing!